Hedge trimmer



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HEDGE TRIMMER Filed March 27, 1935 Pel" Kuli/www@ INVENTOR HIS ATToRN'EYs Patented June 2, 1936 PATENT OFFICE HEDGE TRIMMER Peter Kulikowski, Chicago, Ill.

Application March 27,

3 Claims.

My invention relates to trimming devices, and has among its objects and advantages the provision of an improved hedge trimmer.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is atop plan View of the device;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional View of the actuating mechanism for the blades;

Fig. 3 is a sectional View along the line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view along the line 4-4 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view along the line 5-5 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary sectional View of another form.

In the embodiment selected to illustrate my invention, I make use of two blades I@ and I2, each having one edge provided with a plurality of similarly shaped cutting teeth Ill. The blades are mounted one upon the other and secured in operative relation by means of a plurality of bolts I6. These bolts have one end xedly connected with the blade I2 and project through slots I8 in the blade II) to permit relative movement between the blades in the direction of the longitudinal axes of the blades.

Washers 20 and nuts 22 are mounted upon the bolts for securing the two blades together. Each blade is provided with a stiiening formation 24.

In Fig. 4, the blade Il] is oiiset at 26 to provide a reach, arranged in spaced relation with the blade I2 for accommodating the actuating mechanism. This mechanism comprises a blade 28 having a rack 3G secured to the reach 26 by rivets 32.

Underneath the blade 28 I mount a segmental gear 34 having its teeth arranged to mesh with a second segmental gear 36 in the same way as the rack 30. In other words, the gear 3% has a thickness equal to both the segmental gear 34 and the blade 28. Each of the segmental gears is pivotally mounted at 38 to the blade I2, and each gear is provided with an actuating handle 40.

Referring to Fig. 2, the segmental gears 34 and 35 are provided with curved slots 42 for the reception of bolts 44 operating to limit the rotary movement of the gears about their axes 38. These pins are iiXedly connected with the blade II) and extend through slots 46 in the reach 2S for the reception of washers and nuts 48 and 50 which connect all the parts into an operating assembly. In View of the intermeshing relation between the gears 34 and 36 and the rack 3l), oscillatory movement of the handles 4B about their axes 38 imparts a cutting action to the blades I0 and I2. This action consists in the reciprocatory move- 1935, Serial No. 13,340

ment of the blade IIJ upon the blade I2, and the amount of movement is such as to shift the blades a distance equal to the spacing between the points of the teeth upon the blade I2.

Each blade is provided with a plurality of parallel cutting edges 5I upon each side, which edges are positioned at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the blade. The ends of the teeth terminate in a sharp point 52. I nd that a more eicient cutting action is attained with the cutting edges arranged at right angles to the blade. This alignment eliminates any tendency for the twigs to shift with respect to the blade, as is true in connection with cutting devices having a sharp edge arranged at a different angle to the blade.

In Fig. 6 the blades 54 and 56 are identical in construction with the blades I0 and I2, but the rack 58 comprises an extension of the handle 60, which rack is arranged in mesh with the gear 52 on the handle 64. The rack 53 is riveted to the reach 66 corresponding to the reach 26 by rivets 68. In this form the handle 64 oscillates about its aXis 1i), while the handle '60 remains stationary. In the form previously described, both the handles oscillate and are always positioned at similar angles with respect to the blade axis.

Without further elaboration, the foregoing will so fully explain my invention that others may, by applying current knowledge, readily adapt the same for use under various `conditions of service.

I claim:

1. A hedge cutter comprising a pair of toothed blades arranged in overlapping relation, one of said blades being provided with an oiset portion, a. handle lxedly connected with said offset portion, the latter having a slot, a guide pin carried by the other of said blades and extending through said slot, said handle being provided with a rack, a second handle pivotally connected with the said other of said blades, and a gear carried by said second handle and arranged in mesh with said rack.

2. A hedge trimmer comprising two blades, one of said blades being provided with an offset reach, a rack xedly connected with said offset reach, a gear pivotally connected with the other of said blades and arranged in mesh with said rack, a second gear pivotally connected with the said other blade and arranged in mesh with said rstnamed gear, both of said gears having slots, said rack and said reach being provided with aligned slots registering with the slot in the second-named gear, said oiset reach being provided with a second slot registering with the slot in the rstnamed gear, a pin fixedly connected with the said 3. A hedge trimmer comprising two blades an ranged in overlapping relation with each blade provided with a plurality of cutting teeth, means for movably relating the blades, a pair of handles pivotally connected- Wlth one blade, each handle 5 having a gear, the said gears arranged in mesh,

and a rack fixedly connected with the other blade and arranged in mesh with one of said gears.

PETER KULIKOWSKI. 

